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Courtenay wrote:...is there a rock arch there by the sea on that section of the Dawlish line in real life, like there is in the ad?
Julie2owlsdene wrote:There is an arch along that route, Courtenay, but it's not as big as the cartoon one. Hubby thinks it's called Horse Shoe Rock.
There's a Langstone Rock arch in that area, with a railway line passing right near it, so maybe that's the arch in the advert:

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Julie2owlsdene wrote: I love tea rooms, we go in as many as we can when we visit different places. We found a great one in Whitby and visited nearly every day, the owner used to give Rosie a sausage cut up on a saucer. :D So the big question has to be asked, Rob, does she take dogs?
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I didn't notice any dogs in the tea rooms, Julie. However, you could check by giving them a ring on 07793209045. :D
Daisy wrote: Sounds like somewhere I ought to visit!
Sounds like an ideal place for you, Daisy. :D
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Not sure about the dogs, Julie. As Eddie says, it would be best to phone and check. :-)

I have known Yvonne and her husband for many years. They used to live in Birmingham, and were members of my amateur musical theatre group. Yvonne was on stage in the chorus and her husband Richard was our musical director for about 10 years (which is how they met). He is a brilliant musician and still conducts choirs and also teaches, in Dawlish, and has done musical director for shows in Torquay and Paignton etc. 8)

Daisy - you should certainly go there, lol! :lol:
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Yes, that's the one, Anita. I believe it's in horse shoe cove. :D

Thanks for the phone number, Eddie. :D

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Not sure who will be able to view this, but here's their facebook page -

https://www.facebook.com/Daisys-Tea-Roo ... 584723202/


and another link with photos of cakes, lol!

http://www.loveteignmouth.co.uk/eat-dri ... -tea-room/


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If anyone does visit, be sure to ask if Yvonne is around, and let her know I'm promoting her cafe, lol! :lol:


Julie - I just read this review on Facebook - so definitely 'dog friendly' -

Lovely food (amazing paninis & brownies) also it's a dog-friendly cafe as well :)
Friendly and helpful staff who looked after my mum (made sure she had water and offered biscuits) when she was ill and her blood sugars were getting low.
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Fantastic, thanks, Rob. Dawlish is a nice day out for us from Cornwall, so a visit I will do. :D

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There's also a fantastic fudge shop on the opposite side of Dawlish Water (where the black swans are) in Brunswick Place, Julie. :D
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Black swans? :D :D :D Now that's good taste. :wink: I will have to visit Dawlish some time myself (and will definitely go to Daisy's Tea Room as well). Thanks for clearing up the rock arch mystery too, Anita and Julie.
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Dawlish is famous for its black swans! :-D
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Aren't black swans seen very often in the rest of Devon, then? They're quite common around Essex and London.
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Not sure, but they are certainly on all the Dawlish postcards...and its the only place I've personally ever seen black swans! Their 'Dawlish' sign even talks about them! :-D

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They must be quite uncommon in that region but I see them several times a year in Essex/London. Recently I've seen them at Hanningfield Reservoir, Shoeburyness, Regent's Park and St. James's Park.
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Until you mentioned that, I honestly did think they were something peculiar to Dawlish! I didn't realise they could be seen elsewhere. Maybe its mainly the south of the country.
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Maybe it's a historical thing - perhaps they were introduced to Dawlish first and only became established in other places later?
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Julie wrote:There is an arch along that route, Courtenay, but it's not as big as the cartoon one. Hubby thinks it's called Horse Shoe Rock.
I know the location well. I have always thought it was referred to as The Parson's Nose - the complete structure being The Parson and the Clerk. You can read more about it here.

The picture in the article doesn't give a clear view of the 'arch', though.
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